Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pocket at the corner of a billiard or pool table: In cue sports like pool or billiards, a "corner pocket" is one of the six openings (four at the corners, two at the sides) on the table's rail into which balls are struck. It is specifically located at any of the four corners of the rectangular playing surface.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He skillfully banked the eight ball into the corner pocket to win the game.
  • The white cue ball got stuck in the corner pocket, requiring retrieval.
  • Aiming for the corner pocket is often a strategic shot in pool.

Advanced Usage

• "To sink a ball in the corner pocket": To successfully shoot a ball so that it goes into a corner pocket.
  • Her goal was to sink the final striped ball in the far corner pocket.

Variants and Related Words

• Side pocket (n): A pocket located at the midpoint of the longer sides of a pool or billiard table, as opposed to the corners.
• Pocket (n): The general term for any of the openings on a billiard table.

Synonyms

• Corner (in billiards/pool context): Often used informally to refer to a corner pocket.
  • "Shoot it in the corner."

Related Phrases

• "Cut shot into the corner": A shot where the object ball is hit at an angle to deflect it into a corner pocket.
• "Corner pocket hook": A situation where a player's path to the object ball is blocked by another ball near a corner pocket.

Noun

1. a pocket at the corner of a billiard table